Windsor Lake Fishing in Ulster County, New York

• Overview

  Within Ulster County, New York, you have Windsor Lake. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. Small at around 7 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Ulster County list. For supplies, Ellenville is 4.7 miles out. Fallsburg follows at 5.9 miles, then Napanoch at 6.1 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Windsor Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name common carp, brown trout and brook trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Windsor Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 23°F to 70°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running late March to late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Windsor Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Cranberry Lake, 0.9 miles out. Nothing on Windsor Lake should be assumed from this page alone.